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Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining haemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.
<botany> Alternative forms: stiptic] Styptic weed, an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.
Origin: L. Stypticus, Gr, fr. To contract.
<medicine> A styptic medicine.
(01 Mar 1998)
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